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Ontario Curriculum · Grade 2 · English · Comprehension: understanding and responding to texts

22 curriculum codes

English

Comprehension: understanding and responding to texts

CAN-G2-LANG-C1.7 — opens in a new tab

read, listen to, and view various forms of texts by diverse First Nations, Métis, and Inuit creators to demonstrate understanding of various aspects of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit histories, cultures, relationships, communities, groups, nations, and lived experiences

12 resources

Characters Belong in Places - Year 2 English Unit

Digger Book Study Unit | Years 1–2

Foundation–Year 2 B Year Literature Concepts | 6 English Units Bundle

Foundation–Year 2 Picture Book Studies | 24 English Units Bundle

If the Setting Changed - Year 2 English Unit

Julia Donaldson Author Study & Book Units | Foundation–Year 2 English Bundle

Julia Donaldson Author Study F–2

Mem Fox Author Study F-2

Narrative Storytelling Unit — Foundation-Year 2 English

Our Story-Place Gallery - Year 2

Reading Picture Clues - Year 2

The Impact of Images in Texts — Year 2

CAN-G2-LANG-C2.1 — opens in a new tab

activate prior knowledge, including knowledge gained from personal and text experiences, that they can use to make connections and understand the topic and form of new texts

18 resources

A Bag and a Bird Book Study – Foundation-Year 2

Asking Questions Comprehension - Year 2

Context: Place, Time and Culture - Foundation-Year 2 English Unit

Foundation–Year 2 B Year Literature Concepts | 6 English Units Bundle

Foundation–Year 2 Picture Book Studies | 24 English Units Bundle

How to Catch a Star Book Study (F–2)

Imagery, Symbol & Connotation Unit Plan

Inferencing Year 2 Unit

Lost and Found Book Study F–2

Making Connections Year 2 Reading Comprehension Unit

Narrative Storytelling Unit — Foundation-Year 2 English

Predicting Comprehension Foundation–Year 6 English Unit Bundle

Representation: Foundation–Year 2 English Unit

Visualising Reading Unit – Year 2

Year 2 Comprehension Questioning Unit

Year 2 Predicting Reading Unit

Year 2 Questioning Comprehension Variety Pack | 2 English Units

Year 2 Summarising Unit | Reading Worksheets, Games & Assessment

CAN-G2-LANG-C2.2 — opens in a new tab

identify various purposes for engaging with texts, including enjoyment or finding information

9 resources

A Bag and a Bird Book Study – Foundation-Year 2

Creating Information Texts – Year 2

Creating Persuasives Year 2 Unit

Foundation–Year 2 B Year Literature Concepts | 6 English Units Bundle

Perspective and Argument Unit – Foundation–Year 2

Persuasive Writing Progression Bundle | Years 1–6

Procedural Texts Year 2 Unit

Recount Writing Unit – Year 2

Representation: Foundation–Year 2 English Unit

CAN-G2-LANG-C2.3 — opens in a new tab

make predictions using background knowledge, text features, and evidence from the text

18 resources

A Bag and a Bird Book Study – Foundation-Year 2

Asking Questions Comprehension - Year 2

Context: Place, Time and Culture - Foundation-Year 2 English Unit

Foundation–Year 2 B Year Literature Concepts | 6 English Units Bundle

Foundation–Year 2 Picture Book Studies | 24 English Units Bundle

How to Catch a Star Book Study (F–2)

Imagery, Symbol & Connotation Unit Plan

Inferencing Year 2 Unit

Lost and Found Book Study F–2

Making Connections Year 2 Reading Comprehension Unit

Narrative Storytelling Unit — Foundation-Year 2 English

Predicting Comprehension Foundation–Year 6 English Unit Bundle

Representation: Foundation–Year 2 English Unit

Visualising Reading Unit – Year 2

Year 2 Comprehension Questioning Unit

Year 2 Predicting Reading Unit

Year 2 Questioning Comprehension Variety Pack | 2 English Units

Year 2 Summarising Unit | Reading Worksheets, Games & Assessment

CAN-G2-LANG-C2.4 — opens in a new tab

use strategies such as rereading, visualizing, and asking questions, to monitor their understanding of simple texts

42 resources

A Bag and a Bird Book Study – Foundation-Year 2

Asking Questions Comprehension - Year 2

Context: Place, Time and Culture - Foundation-Year 2 English Unit

Foundation to Year 2 Complete Decodable Readers Collection

Foundation–Year 2 Animal Story Book Studies | 14 English Units Bundle

Foundation–Year 2 B Year Literature Concepts | 6 English Units Bundle

Foundation–Year 2 Picture Book Studies | 24 English Units Bundle

Hairy Maclary Book Study Unit

How to Catch a Star Book Study (F–2)

Imagery, Symbol & Connotation Unit Plan

Inferencing Year 2 Unit

Knuffle Bunny Book Study English Unit – Foundation–Year 2

Lost and Found Book Study F–2

Making Connections Year 2 Reading Comprehension Unit

Narrative Storytelling Unit — Foundation-Year 2 English

Perspective and Argument Unit — Foundation to Year 2

Possum Magic Book Study Unit – Foundation to Year 2

Predicting Comprehension Foundation–Year 6 English Unit Bundle

Representation: Foundation–Year 2 English Unit

Rosie’s Walk Book Study | Foundation–Year 2 English

Spoon Book Study – Foundation–Year 2

The Good Egg Book Study | Foundation–Year 2 English Unit

The Great Rabbit Chase Book Study

The Shopping Basket Book Study

The Wall in the Middle Book Study

Three Book Study Unit - Foundation to Year 2

Tilly Book Study Unit - Foundation to Year 2

Visualising Reading Unit – Year 2

Year 2 Complete Decodable Readers Collection

Year 2 Comprehension Questioning Unit

Year 2 Predicting Reading Unit

Year 2 Questioning Comprehension Variety Pack | 2 English Units

Year 2 Reading with Rhythm Fluency Unit | Worksheets, Games & Assessment

Year 2 Set 01 Decodable Readers - Year 2 launch review of the cumulative code

Year 2 Set 02 Decodable Readers - ph as f, ch as k or sh, and wh as h

Year 2 Set 03 Decodable Readers - kn, wr, gn, mb and selected silent l and w

Year 2 Set 04 Decodable Readers - Less common spellings for the ai and ee sounds

Year 2 Set 05 Decodable Readers - Less common vowel spellings, including oe, ou and ough

Year 2 Set 06 Decodable Readers - The prefixes dis-, mis-, pre- and the suffix -ment

Year 2 Set 07 Decodable Readers - Sustained cumulative reading and fluency

Year 2 Set 08 Decodable Readers - Final transfer and targeted revision

Year 2 Summarising Unit | Reading Worksheets, Games & Assessment

CAN-G2-LANG-C2.5 — opens in a new tab

identify connections between ideas expressed in simple texts and their knowledges and lived experiences, the ideas in other familiar texts, and the world around them

28 resources

A Bag and a Bird Book Study – Foundation-Year 2

Asking Questions Comprehension - Year 2

Book Week Primary Celebration Bundle | Foundation–Year 6

Book Week Unit – Foundation to Year 6

Celebrating Book Week Unit — Foundation to Year 2

Characters I Like and Why - Year 2

Compare Texts and Explain Your Choice - Year 2

Context: Place, Time and Culture - Foundation-Year 2 English Unit

Digger Book Study Unit | Years 1–2

Foundation–Year 2 B Year Literature Concepts | 6 English Units Bundle

Foundation–Year 2 Picture Book Studies | 24 English Units Bundle

How to Catch a Star Book Study (F–2)

Imagery, Symbol & Connotation Unit Plan

Inferencing Year 2 Unit

Lost and Found Book Study F–2

Making Connections Year 2 Reading Comprehension Unit

Narrative Storytelling Unit — Foundation-Year 2 English

Perspective and Argument Unit – Foundation–Year 2

Predicting Comprehension Foundation–Year 6 English Unit Bundle

Representation: Foundation–Year 2 English Unit

Say What You Like and Why - Year 2

The Impact of Images in Texts — Year 2

Types of Texts — Year 2 English Unit Plan

Visualising Reading Unit – Year 2

Year 2 Comprehension Questioning Unit

Year 2 Predicting Reading Unit

Year 2 Questioning Comprehension Variety Pack | 2 English Units

Year 2 Summarising Unit | Reading Worksheets, Games & Assessment